{"id":14617,"date":"2025-08-21T20:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/14617\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T20:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:12:07","slug":"oconnell-bridge-reopens-after-being-blocked-during-rush-hour-protest-against-israel-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/14617\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019Connell Bridge reopens after being blocked during rush-hour protest against Israel \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">O\u2019Connell Bridge was blocked on Thursday evening by a protest against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/israel\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/israel\">Israel<\/a>\u2019s bombardment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/israel-hamas-conflict\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/israel-hamas-conflict\/\">Gaza<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Traffic was blocked along the quays and along O\u2019Connell Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">At about 8.40pm, Dublin City Council\u2019s traffic management centre said O\u2019Connell Bridge, Bachelors Walk and Eden Quay, which were previously \u201cblocked by protestors\u201d, have reopened in all directions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Protesters blocked the main city centre thorough way from peak rush hour at 6.30pm. By 8pm, dozens of protesters were assembled on the bridge. They told The Irish Times they planned to block traffic for \u201cas long as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Most of the protesters were masked and did not wish to speak to the media. One masked woman declined to say who the protest groups were, saying only they were representing a coalition of pro-Palestinian groups across Ireland. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/2025\/08\/21\/gaza-strip-israel-hamas-war\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Foreign ministers jointly condemn Israel\u2019s approval of settlement project east of JerusalemOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cThis is a coalition protesting the encroaching invasion on Gaza city, the scale of how things are right now. We want to disrupt business as usual because the Irish Government is not acting as it should be. It\u2019s giving rhetoric support to Palestine but it\u2019s not actually acting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Some commuters got off buses to question and challenge protesters, but the woman said that overall people had been \u201cunderstanding\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cWe\u2019ve had a shocking amount of people who have been inconvenienced and are still so supportive of this cause,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"O\u2019Connell Bridge was blocked on Thursday evening by a protest against Israel\u2019s bombardment of Gaza. 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